still-empty

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"The still-empty Kingsbridge Armory is a testament to the deterring effect of wage mandates and how they can thwart otherwise promising developments," said Steven Spinola of the Real Estate Board of New York.

Town Supervisor Sean Walter predicted that about half of the downtown's still-empty buildings would ultimately be demolished, but he says that in the meantime, more gradual efforts to revive the strip are working.

Which is why on Thursday, as hundreds of workers scurried around this still-empty convention space, assembling 30 foot-tall versions of Jack Sparrow's pirate ship from The Curse of the Black Pearl or carefully positioning Walt's personal limousine -- this 14 year-old boy was out there on stage.

The museum's inauguration is not until May 30, but when the still-empty building was opened to the public for a single weekend last fall, an estimated 10,000 people came for the rare chance to view a major work of architecture unencumbered by occupants or furnishings.

He took to the place instantly, pumping his little two-year-old legs furiously as he ran up and down and up and down the long hallway that stretched from the foyer to the still-empty bedrooms in the back of the apartment, his footsteps and laughter echoing off the high ceilings.

“Garlic and white-bean puree with truffle oil,” Becky said, as she picked up her bag and surveyed the still-empty dining room, each of the twelve tables set with fresh linen and wineglasses and a little blue glass dish of spiced almonds in the center.

A half-dozen potential presidential candidates began ramping up their political action committees over the past six weeks as they weigh whether to enter a still-empty race for the Republican nomination in 2012.